Not only does he have new music on the horizon—which means he's been spending lots of time in the recording studio—but he's also a new daddy!

The singer and his girlfriend, Cheryl Cole, welcomed their son, Bear Payne, into the world in March. Aside from teasing us with just a few sweet photos of the baby, Payne has also opened up about the excitement of being a father.

"My close friends and family know there are very few times when I'm left speechless... wow!" he wrote in a heartfelt post while holding his son after his birth. "I'm incredibly happy to welcome our new baby boy into the world, it's a moment that I will never forget for the rest of my life and my favourite memory I have so far."

He continued, "I'm completely in awe of his incredible mother and how she has been the whole way through this, she's really made my dreams come true."